Frequent Miler Quick Deals Newsletter

It’s been a good week for daily deals on Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers. There’s another decent offer today to round off the week, this time for flights with Turkish Airlines.

The Deal

• Earn 14%+ cashback on Turkish Airlines flights via Capital One Shopping or 8X+ with Capital One Offers.

Capital One Shopping referral

If you’re new to Capital One Shopping, you can earn $80 when joining (see this post for full details):

Key Terms

• Expires March 28, 2026.
• Various limits depending on where you click through from.
• Not eligible for domestic flights within Turkey including Cyprus.
• Not eligible for taxes and fees.

Quick Thoughts

14% cashback is a pretty good offer for Turkish flights considering it’s normally only possible to earn ~1% cashback on flights via shopping portals. I saw that rate in an email from Capital One Shopping; the rates sometimes increase as the day goes on, so keep an eye on your inbox throughout the day if you’d like to book any Turkish flights.

Capital One Offers – the separate shopping portal that’s only available for Capital One cardholders – also has boosted rates for Turkish today. I’m seeing 8X miles on our accounts, but those rates are sometimes targeted too, so you might see something higher (or lower). You can find Capital One Offers by logging in to your account and scrolling down to the section where it says ‘Activate shopping offers.’ Click on ‘View all offers’ and you should see Turkish Airlines listed towards the top.

Something to bear in mind is that depending on your credit cards, you might actually have rates available to you that are even better value than 14% cashback or 8X miles. For example, the Chase Sapphire Reserve® card and Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ Card both earn 8X Ultimate Rewards on travel – including flights – booked through Chase Travel℠. If you value Ultimate Rewards greater than 1.75 cents per point, earning 8X might be preferable to earning 14% cashback via Capital One Shopping, especially considering Capital One Shopping earnings can only be redeemed for select gift cards.

American Airlines AAdvantage is offering some members a really easy/free 300 miles for opting in to in-app push notifications. All I had to do to earn 300 miles was click a button in my American Airlines app.

The Deal

• American Airlines AAdvantage is targeting some members for an easy/free 300 miles by opting in to app push notifications
• Go to your AAdvantage account within the app and click on “Promotions” to find this promo

Key Terms

• Register to automatically opt in to American app push notifications and earn 300 AAdvantage bonus miles
• Register for this promotion by April 21, 2026
• You’ll be opted in to push notificaittons on any devices you use to login to the American Airlines app
• Bonus miles will be deposited in your account within 6-8 weeks after registration period is over
• All miles awarded in connection with this promotion will be defined as bonus miles. Bonus miles do not count toward status qualification or AAdvantage Million Miler status

Quick Thoughts

This promo literally only took me a few seconds to earn. All I did was open my American Airlines app, click on the “AAdvantage” menu item at the bottom, then the “Promotions” tab. The second or third promotion was for a free 300 miles.

I clicked through for registration details and then agreed to receive push notifications on the devices I use to access the American Airlines app. That was it — easy peasy.

Note that the terms state that the bonus miles will post 6-8 weeks after the end of the promotion, and these bonus miles are redeemable-only. They are not expected to count as Loyalty Points.

While 300 miles aren’t worth all that much (only about $4), it should be enough to make sure there is activity in your account, and maybe it’ll help some people reach the number necessary for a future redemption.

H/T: One Mile at a Time

The US Bank Business Altitude Connect card’s welcome bonus has recently increased and is now 75,000 points (worth $750 when redeemed for a deposit to a US Bank checking account).

The Offer & Key Card Details

Card Offer and Details

U.S. Bank Business Altitude® Connect Visa Signature® Card ⓘ $624 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates 75K points Non-AffiliateThis is NOT an affiliate offer. We always present the best offer even when it means less revenue for Frequent Miler 75K (worth $750 as a deposit into an eligible account or towards travel) after $6K spend in the first 180 days $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95 Learn more Note that only spend on the Account Owner's card (not including purchases made on employee cards) counts toward minimum spending requirements. Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. FM Mini Review: This card offers decent return on gas station and travel spend and it does feature no foreign transaction fees. However, the return on most other spend is relatively weak. Earning rate: 5x hotels and car rentals when booked through US Bank Portal ✦ 4x travel, gas stations and EV charging ✦ 2x take out, food delivery (including apps like GrubHub, UberEATS, etc), dining and streaming services Base: 1% Travel: 4% Flights: 4% Hotels: 4% Portal Hotels: 5% Dine: 2% Gas: 4% Card Info: Visa issued by USB. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Noteworthy perks: $25 statement credit after every three consecutive monthly taxi or rideshare transactions paid for with your card ✦ 4X Priority Pass lounge visits per year

Quick Thoughts

While the Business version of the US Bank Altitude Connect card is, in my opinion, a bit less compelling than the consumer version, the intro bonus here could certainly make the card worth a look.

On a surface level, the card offers an intro bonus worth $750 after spending $6K in six months (180 days), which is a nice return on spend. Keep in mind that US Bank doesn’t have any transfer partners, so there are no opportunities to get outsized value for points.

That said, with a waived annual fee in the first year (then $95) and 4x (an effective 4% back) on travel, including hotels, airfare, and gas & EV charging) on up to $150K in combined purchases per year, it can certainly be worth a first year test-drive.

On an ongoing basis, the effective 4% on travel isn’t bad. The card also comes with 4 Priority Pass lounge visits per year, which can include restaurants. If you use all four of those visits for restaurants, you could come out ahead of the annual fee (if you’d have otherwise dined at airport restaurants). The card also has a $25 credit after you use the card for 3 consecutive months of taxi or rideshare services, and that credit repreats (use taxi/rideshare once a month for 3 months, get the $25 credit in month #4, then use it again in months 5, 6, and 7 and get a $25 credit in month 8 and so on). I’m not sure I’d want to track all that, but some will find that to reduce the effective annual fee.

Overall, this isn’t a card many folks rush toward, but it is a business card (which means that it does not add to one’s 5/24 count), and the 75K bonus is a nice bump from the standard bonus (which has been 60K). If you’re looking for a quick “cash back” infusion, this could be a good deal.

Emerald Club, the loyalty scheme of National Rental Car, has just relaunched a new “One Two Free” promotion, which allows customers to earn free rental days after a minimum of two rentals or two days or more.

The Deal

• National Emerald Club has just launched registration for its next “One, Two, Free” promo which allows customers to earn a free rental day after two car rentals.
  • Registration required
  • Rentals must occur between 4/6/26 and 6/7/26.
  • A minimum of two, two-day rentals are required in order to earn a free day.

Direct link to registration

Terms and Conditions

• One (1) Free Day (“Promotional Free Day”) will be awarded to an Emerald Club member who completes two (2) Eligible Vehicle Rentals (as defined below) of at least two (2) consecutive days in the one two free promotion (the “Promotion”) – see chart below for more details. To be eligible for the Promotion, members must: (1) reside in the United States or Canada; (2) be an active Emerald Club member; and (3) register for the Promotion.
• For the Promotion to apply, an Eligible Vehicle Rental of a Midsize or larger vehicle must be completed at a Participating Rental Location (as defined in Section 4.2 of the Emerald Club Program Rules and Conditions) in the U.S. or Canada. An “Eligible Vehicle Rental” is further defined in Section 4.1 of the Emerald Club Program Rules and Conditions.
• The Eligible Vehicle Rental must be picked up on or after the date of One Two Free registration or April 6, 2026 , whichever is later, and returned on or prior to the promotion end date of June 7, 2026 (the “Promotional Period”).
• One Two Free rewards will not be given for activity prior to a member’s One Two Free registration date.
• Eligible Vehicle Rentals must be between 2-7 consecutive days to receive the Promotional Free Day. Additional Promotional Free Days may be earned on rentals exceeding 7 consecutive days – see chart below for details.

Quick Thoughts

First of all, it’s easy to get National Executive status via several credit cards, like the various forms of the Amex Platinum card or the Chase Sapphire Reserve. When booking a mid-size car, this allows you to choose from either the Emerald Aisle or the Executive Aisle, which offers a wide variety of cars. That makes the free rental earned from these promotions even more appealing.

It’s worth noting that you have to rent midsize or larger cars for a total of at least four days in order to get the free rental. Those requirements potentially bump up the cost, so price out Economy and Compact options if you’d usually be happy with one of those classes of cars in case the money saved could effectively pay for a free rental day.

That said, if you’ll use the free rental day for a one-way rental, it could potentially save you quite a bit, so while free days aren’t valuable enough to make this worth a rental run just for the free days, it might sway you to choose National when other factors are roughly equal.

Today’s Capital One Top Deal of the Day is for Apple products. I’m seeing 15% back via Capital One Shopping (the public portal that is open to anyone) or 6x miles via Capital One Offers, either of which could be a great return provided you’re buying eligible products. Before of lifetime limits in the terms.

The Deal

• Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers have elevated rates for Apple today-only (3/27/26). The rates you see may vary, but so far today I have seen 15% back via email

Key Terms

• Products that are not eligible for cash back/points are iPhone 17e, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, MacBook Neo, Studio Display, Studio Display XDR, Apple Vision Pro, all Apple Vision Pro accessories, gift cards, Apple Developer Programs, AppleCare+ monthly subscription and shipping.
• Orders purchased from government or veteran and military stores are not eligible for Capital One Shopping rewards.
• Apple sells and ships products to end-user customers only; you may not purchase for resale.
• Your rewards are subject to lifetime limits of: (a) six (6) units per model in each of the following product categories: iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch, Vision, Apple TV, and HomePod; (b) thirty-two (32) units of each of the following: AirTag 1-pack and AirTag accessories; (c) eight (8) AirTag 4-pack; and (d) ten (10) units of each of the following: AirPods and other eligible accessories.
• The lifetime limit applies to any purchase you make from the Apple Store website and app. Rewards will not be issued once you exceed the lifetime limit for a product.

Quick Thoughts

Capital One Shopping only offers gift card redemption, but 15% back could nonetheless be a stellar deal on Apple products.

I should note that I’ve only seen the 15% back via email offers today. I see 11% when I go to my Capital One Shopping home page. If you don’t see 15% or better, it is probably worth clicking around some merchant websites (Apple or otherwise) in a browser where you have the Capital One Shopping extension installed. I almost always receive an email offer of some sort within an hour or two of my first store visit of the day, and typically see an elevated “Top Deal of the Day” rate in the email (even if it isn’t the email headline).

If you prefer miles, check your Capital One card accounts. I see 6x on miles on our Capital One Venture X card at the time of writing.

Do keep the restrictions in mind. Interestingly, the terms indicate a lifetime limit on portal rewards based on the number of lifetime units ordered of various products. If you’re a long-time Apple fan, you might need to think about how many orders you have placed. Also, check over the list of excluded products in the key terms above.